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Urban Transportation in Guangzhou

Urban Transportation

With the buses, trolley buses, mini-buses and Subways,
the transportation in Guangzhou is very convenient. In 2010,
the total length of the Guangzhou metro network (Line 1 to Line 9) will be 255km (not
including the inter-city lines).

Subways:

The metro network currently
has 4 lines operational, 3 under construction and 4 planned. The total
operational length is scheduled to grow to 190.8 km by 2010.

Line 1 (red) : Line 1 runs from Xilang to Guangzhou
East Railway Station (18.5km).

Line2 (yellow): Line 2 runs from Sanyuanli to Wanshengwei,
interchanging with Line 1 at Gongyuanqiao (18.3km). Extensions north to Jiahe and south to
Nanzhoukeyun Station are scheduled for completion in 2008.

Line 3 (blue) :Line 3 will
be a 36-kilometer Y-shaped line connecting Guangzhou East Railway Station
(Line 1) and Tianhe Passenger Transport Station to Panyu Plaza. The line will
in the future also be extended to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport

Line 4 (orange): Line 4 will
run from Science Town to Pazhouta, where it will interchange with Line 2. The
first section opened in 2005.

Subways under construction

GuangfoLine :A 33-km metro line connecting Guangzhou to sister city Foshan is under construction for
completion in 2006-2007.

In Guangzhou , there are not only a
lot of buses and trolley buses, but also some long-distance buses. All these
can take people to everywhere within China.

Generally, the buses work from 5:00-6:10 to 21:15-22:30. The frequency of
departure varies on different routes. Usualy, there
will be one bus within every 5 or 15 minutes.

Taxis:

Guangzhou is the first city of China to
practice the service Stop a Car at Anytime which is very convenient
for people. At present, there are more than 16,000 taxis in Guangzhou and all the taxis can be
divided into two prices: one is RMB2.6 for one kilometer,
one is RMB2.2 for one kilometer.

Pearl RiverDeltaInter-City Rail Transit:

Guangfo Line: A subway connecting Guangzhou and its southwestern neighbouringFoshanCity is under construction. The planned new subway will be 33km long
(18.5km in Guangzhou and 14.5km in Foshan)with
21 stations which are all underground. The trial construction of Kuiqilu Station and Lijiao
Station began in 2002 and 2003, and the whole construction will start by the
end of 2005. It is expected to be finished by 2010.

Guangzhu Line: A light rail
(140.8km, 19 stations) connecting Guangzhou, Foshan, Zhongshan, Zhuhai and a branch line from Zhongshan
to Jianmen. The main line will run from New
Guangzhou Railway Station to Zhuhai (elevated
sections are 107km, mountain tunnel sections are 3.854km, total 114.477km, 13
stations). The branch line will run from Xiaolan to
Jiangmen West (all elevated section with 26.328km,
4 stations). Construction began in 2005 for opening in 2008. It will use 45
air-conditioned 6-car-trains and the fare will be a max. of
55 Yuan.